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No Longer Blue is the debut album on Two Good Reasons Records by Detroit/Ann Arbor americana mainstay Marianne Murphy. The ten songs, all written or co-written by Murphy, cover a wide spectrum of the genre with a touch of folk, blues, country and even pop sensibilities. Joined by her widely respected Cicle Of Friends, a collaboration of the premier midwest folk icons, including Neil Woodward (Michigan official troubadour), Gary Weisenburg, David Murphy, Barb Chiccelli and Native American songwriter-activist Robert Richmond (who also co-produced the album), Murphy's five-star vocal abilities have finally come face to face with top rate playing and support. The album includes the radio friendly "Irish Whiskey On The Side" a non-so-subtle tribute to her soulmate Jim Cerva, who himself makes several appearances on the album. Murphy, who has been likened to Allison Moorer, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt by various reviewers, is all that and more. Quite simply, we never heard a voice so sweet and suspect you will feel the same